A Prior Warning Notice for Balbriggan and Portmarnock with effect from 05th June

Prior Warning Notices issued for Front Strand Beach, Balbriggan and Velvet Strand Beach, Portmarnock with effect from 5th June 2026.

Fingal County Council is delighted to announce the return of its flagship summer event, Flavours of Fingal, taking place on Saturday 4th and Sunday 5th July 2026, from 11am to 6pm at Newbridge House and Farm in Donabate.

Fingal County Council has officially opened a new playground at Laurel Lodge Green, providing a much-anticipated recreational facility for the Castleknock community.

The Vodafone Foundation, through its Hi Digital programme, has partnered with Fingal Libraries to make digital skills training more accessible to older people by introducing a tablet loan scheme in Blanchardstown Library, Rush Library, and Baldoyle Library. 

The 9 identified beaches; Balbriggan Front Strand, Skerries South Beach, Loughshinny, Rush North, Rush South, Portrane the Brook, Donabate Balcarrick, Portmarnock Velvet Strand and Claremont Beaches recorded excellent results from the  bathing water quality samples taken on 02.06.2026.Burrow Beach recorded GOOD result and will be resample tomorrow.

The non-identified bathing water at Malahide (permanent red flag) also met the standard of “excellent” water quality.

Fingal County Council has launched phase 2 of the Community Climate Action Programme which supports community groups, sports clubs, youth clubs and everything in-between, with funding to deliver local climate action measures to reduce emissions in a community setting. The grants are funded under Strand 1 Building Low-Carbon Communities as part of the Government Department of Climate, Energy Climate Action Programme. 

On the conclusion of this year’s Loughshinny Boathouse Studio Award, the Mayor of Fingal Cllr. Tom O’Leary and County Arts Officer Sarah O’Neill met artist Maria McSweeney, the recipient of the award, to reflect on the outcomes of her residency exploring the Fingal coastline. 

Fingal County Council intends to seek the approval of An Coimisiún Pleanála in accordance with Section 175 of the Planning and Development Act 2000, as amended, for the development of c. 14.75ha for residential development at Mooretown, Swords, Co. Dublin.

The Land Development Agency (LDA) has announced the start of construction on 193 affordable and social homes at Golding Green, Kinsealy. Lydon has been appointed as development partner and will deliver the scheme in a single phase, with all homes expected to be completed in 2028.